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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1812.

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[COPYRIGHT.] THE LONDON CON.... FERENCE.

"A ̃CRISIS-FEARID:

"LONDON, Dec. 20.

The rente of to-day's Conference is waited with considerable apprehen 'xion as feeling among the represents. tires of the Balkan States is running very high, in view of a belief prevailing shat the Turks are deliberately delay-

THE CHINA MAIL.

CORRESPONDENCELE

THE TRAMWAY BOYCOTT.

(To the Editor of the “CHINA MAL”) Sir-May ask for space in your à¤| valuable cohfrin to kay a few words on thu boycots of the krams at prosent pro- comiting.

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LONDON, Dec. 20. All the London newspapers, with the exception of "The Times" and the "Daily Telegraph," have agreed not to publish on Christmas day.

(Reuter's Service to the Chino Mail.) I do not know it I min right, but, from

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THE PEACE NEGOTIA TIONS.

Ä MOMENTARY SENSATION.

LONDON, Dec. '19,

A momentary sensation was caused by the Turkish delegates hurrying

Ing The Balkan representatives will BRITISH ARMY COUNCIL alone from the Conference after it had

not listen to any Turkish proposals which may suggest the retention of Adrianopis, or the ra-victualling of Tarkish troops. Thus today's sitting may possibly lead to a crisis.

WELSH DISESTABLISH.

MENT.

THE GOVERNMENT'S

CONCESSION,

LONDON, Dec. 19, The conceurice offered by the Gov- Brament with respect to giving the Church £15,000 mord than Waa originally proposed was adopted with out division The Welshmen dis aociated themselves from the concession but condidered it to be their duty to Acoapt the Bill in view of the necessity ef obtaining religious equality.

„BRITISH POLITICS.

THE GOVERNMENT'S HOPES.

LONDON, Dec. 12.

To the House of Commons-Mr- Asquith announced that when they! Te-assembled on the 30th December they would proceed with the Home, Rule Hill. He boped that the Home Kale Bill, the Welsh Disestablishment' Bill and the Franchise Bill would be completed early in February, and that they would also be able to complete the Trades Unions, Railways, and Filotage Bills, but they could not Andertake that the Trade Unions Bill would be brought within the Partia

ment Act.

A NEW MEMBER.

LONDON, Dec. 19. Lient-Colonel Voz Donop has been appointed the fourth member of the Army Council,

PORTUGUESE AFFAIRS.

been sitting for only an hour, but the announcement was almost immediately made that the proceedings had been adjourned till Saturday. The adjourn ment was necessitated by the fact that the Turkish delegates had received no instructions from their Government. Special couriers are bearing dispatches to them,

TURKS' OBJECTION WAIVED.

A RUMOURED COUP D'ETAT. It is stated in Constantinople that the Porte bas directed the Turkish LONDON, Dec. 10. delegates to the Peace Conference to Rautar's correspondent at Lisbon | agree to negotiate with the Grooks telegraphs that the Premier has post without insisting that Greece shall first poned his visit to Oparto. It is sign the armistice rumoured that this is in connection with a projected coup d'etat at Lisbon by extreme Republicans.

barracks for five days. An explosion The troops have been confined to

took place in a porder magazine in the suburb of Chellas, in which one man was killed.

A bomb was exploded at Rocio, and a station official was fatally injured. *

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BEAMEN AND THEIR

PAY.

SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE

PROMISED.

(Woh Tam Yat Po's Service.)

RUSSIAN LEGATION

TROOPS.

PIXING, Dec. 20.. The troops in the Russian Legation at Peking have been increased to 500-nearly double their usual number.

CHINESE RAILWAYS IN

KALGAN.

Lane,

Crawford

& Co.

LET YOUR

XMAS GIFT

the Brat mention, of the decision of the Tramway Co. to accept only Hongkong _currency, it has seemed to me that a far vusier, inore convenient, and certainly mora profitable soursa would have been to demand one cent oxira on any ticket pail for in Chinese currency, this irres pective of the nationality of the passen. gor or the amount of the tare. This would have give the public chacer to get accustomed to the change of coin demanded and would; I think, have appealed to them, Chinese and Europear alike, through a sensitive channel-the pocket whilst at the same time mora than covering the difference between the two currencies. This probationary BE a useful one. state of things having been allowed for, Nay for three months, there would have boon (in all probability) no difculty in definitely refusing Chineas coin at the end of that time, if from the commence. mens of the thros,months toleration" the decision or order had been clearly stated in Chinese characters on the back of each ticket. For Europeans a notice; in each newspaper would have been all that was necessary.

Now, that the boycott is ¡bucéf a iset, it appears most difficult to say whas tasy result.

In wil fairness one must admit that

it is impossible to force any individual

to use a tramm-car as a means of locomo- tion against bis or her will. Equsily is it the right of every citizen to employ sampan or launch if he be in a position to pay for hire of same.

As regards legislative measures being adopted. I personally, do not see" what possible for such measures could take that would infallibly bring about the desired, result,

On the other land, such measures being, talten tentatively and failing would assuredly plage us in a far from dignified er enviable position: After it is said and done is it, not with us, the handing of Europeans in China, as it was so long

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Yours...

Hongkong, Dec. 19.

PROCTOR.

[Note" Proctor's" idea of the addi tional cent. and the question of more

GENT'S WEAR.

LADIES' GLOVES;

ETC., ETC.,

ETC.

BRASSWARE, etc.

LARGE ORDER FOR GERMANY.

timely notice are, in the main, satis ELECTRÓ-PLATE LONDON, Dec. 10.

factory statements: but as really must (Wah Tas Yat Po's Service.) The executive of the Seamen's and

TERING, LE Ecption to the concluding phrase as lo" What are we among so messu Firemen's Union have issued a circular

The Chinese War Department have Does Proctor forget the existence of the referring to the announcement that the Shipping Federation would grant the decided to lay provisional railway's Boy Scouts What are the many " men a substantial increase of pay in the in Kalgan, and have ordered fourteen among us We should deplore anything

year, and threatening a strike trains from Germany.

unless the owners agree to confer with

the representatives of the men on the 30th December regarding the amount

-THE NAVAL “INCIDENT." of the increase.

BR CHURCHILL AND THE CORRESPONDENCE.

LONDON, Dec. 19.

At question time in the House of .Commons, Mr. Churchill said he saw no reason to shrink from placing on the table the correspondence between Vice-Admiral Sir F. Bridgeman and himself, but he did not propore to de aaaa it was private correspondence.

THE FRENCH PRES IDENCY.

Love Dec, 19,

CANADA AND EMPIRE DEFENCE

LONDON, Dec. 19. Reuter's correspondent at Ottawa pelegraphs that in the Canadian House of Commons. Mr Foster, the Minister for Naval Affairs, resumed the debate on the zaval programme: He pointed mat chat Canada's contribution did not mean the abandonment of ber permanent policy. Nothing would so hearten the outlying parts of the Empire as the 'news that Canada had at last ranged herself with the other, Dominions in the defence

AN IDEAL HUSBAND,

Second Performance.

1

Last night the second performance of "An Ideal Husband" was given at the Theatre Royal before, vory good house, the audience including Sir Henry and Lady

a turbulent naturo taking place be tween the mighty "may" and car poor selves; but can there be any questica of us again being, s in the past, one (or two) in many for the

many," EL CM]

SHANGHAI PLAYGOERS' SOCIETY.

(To the Editor of the "CHIA. Mail }

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May, Miss May and a party from Govern ibly also in your town that Westem THE EDWARD. DISPENSARY, ment House.

The piece was played even better than on the first night, the principals giving an excellent account of their respective part

The play is to be repeated on Saturday evening.

-SPORTING.

Rugby Football.

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INTERPORT WITH SHANGHAL.

playgoers in Asia are not satisfactorily catered for. The founding of the Shang-

Playgoers' Society a few weeks ago. is the Brit evidence of an effort to remedy the present state of affair. A ng Committeo has been formed here, includ- ing Sir H. W. de Saterurez, Chief Judge of the British Court of China, Col. A. A. S. Barues, Commandant of,,

O. KAMMING & Co., La. Chemists and Druggists)

GREAT REDUCTIONS IN PRICES:

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the Shanghai Volunteers, Mr. V. Grosse, Para Drugs, Patent Medicines, & Consul General for Russia, Mr.J, El

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A cabla has just been received from.I.E., General Manager of the Shanghai-

1. Leon Bourren as declined to of the Motherland. He condemned Situnghai to the effect that they will bonking Railway, Mr. Figge, Manager

able to send a team down at Christ of the Deutsch-Asiatische Bunk, Dr. Fan-

fre for the French the idea that Canada was holding sons of health. aloof from the vortex of militarism in mas. In view of the advanced stage, U.S. Medical Oficur, Rev. Chas. of public entertainments. If one of your

of the arrangementa, much disappoint Europe, pointing out that the menace meat is fait locally that this fixture will Spurgeon Medhurst, e noted scholar, and renders interested in this movement,will

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MINE EXPLOSION IN GERMANY.

LONDON, Dec. 19. messago from Berlin ways that an Zosion has occurred in a coal.mine Hangade, over 30 being killed, Forty-three dead and 19 injured were brought up. -

RUSSIA'S HISTORIC

INTERESTS."

WELCOMING" BRITISH

INITIATIVE/

LONDON, Dec. 1.

The following have been selected to

Was there and the crisis would be not take place, particularly as previous there and there the decision would be advices appeared to be very rosy. made. If the present, measure "was blocked, it would mean a delay of two years, and meantime the fate of the Empire might be decided.

THE LATE MR. WHITELAW REID.

UNITED STÄNIES ACCEPTS - BRITAIN'S OFFERS

LONDON, Dec 19.

The United States has sccepted the offer of Great Britain to convey the body of My Whitela Raid to his

Bokovtro President of the native land, Council, speaking in the Duma, sud

The cruiser Natal will convey the

that Russia, as a great Slavonic Power,body of the late Mr Whitelaw Held to

back, T. B. "S." Robin; "three-quarter

others better known locally.

kindly communicate with me I shall

A constitution has been adopted and write him fully, giving all the informa for your information I enclose a copy of tion I can as to how we made a start sund The clause of our constitution to here. What has been done here can be

play for the Club, the Navy in the which I would particularly draw the it done in your town, and in many other Cup Match to-morrow at p..Fill tention of your readers is the one reading white man centres in Asia When a The objects of the Society shall be to umber of societies have been formid we promote and encourago intoerst, in the can then establish a Playgoers Enders Drama and Operu by such means (io. tion, or a League of Playgoers Societies, A. A. Claxton and Jasper Clark; forwards, cluding cooperation with kindred other and the influence such a body would

backs, B. Chapman, H. S. Rouse, V. 3. Grayburn and F. Sutherland balf backs,

A. Murdoch, S.. B. D. McEldeny, A. F.) as the Committee may from time exert must be evident to any one, Deane, H. G. Hegarty, T. J. Fisher,

D. Walker, Chas C. Stork and A. K. Other.

The British India Sboam Navigation Company have contributed £100 to the London School of Tropical Medicine Fund.

no time determine."

Thanking you in anticipation for kindly

It is our intention to collect all avail-finding space for the above in an early

1 am, dear Sir,

for Yours faithfully, “CAMPBELL HENDERSON,

7 Honorary Secretary," SHANGHAL PLAYÇOERS" SOCIETY.

Shanghai, Dec. 18.

abla information which might prove issus of your paper,

seful to managers, such se cost of hiring much money they hold, steamer routes theatres, their seating capacities, and how

and rates, hotel tariffs, etc. We fool, however, that we can only hope for The total output of the Kailan Mining Playgoers Society stands alone. The very limited success if the Shanghai Administration's mines for the week words in the above quoted clause, of our

ding December 7 ametinted to 38,073.38 constitution including cooperation Nine Chiness, basiness man were tons, and the sales during the period to with kindred societies are therefore of summoned before Mr Melbourne Ice Jane great importance and my object in writing to atx stampa to recipe, and thereby 32,056.09 tons.

ing you (ly instructions of my Com detrading the Revenue, Fines varying mitte) is to suggest the formation of from 1 to 615 ware imposed similar oplaty in your town. We have

It is understood, says a Priving, report, cannot be indifferent as to whether the United Stater, and it sails from that in view of the Hongkong and Shang tha Balkanten obtain conditions of Portsmouth on Saturday Troope will hai Banic's disinclination to enter into any not had much difficulty in starting our

stence consonant with their schiere escort the remains to Portsmouth, mente by, bloodshed, and thereby be bad

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